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WASHING MACHINE. No. 419,063. Patented Jan. 7, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON C. PHILLIPS, OF FLANDREAU, (DAKOTA TERRITORY,) SOUTH DAKOTA.

WASHING SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,063, datedJanuary 7, 189`0.

Application led September 17, 1889 Serial No. 324,195. (No model.) i

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, BYRON C. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Flandreau, in the county of Moody and Territory ofDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTashing-Maehines, of which the following is a speci- `cation, referencebeing had therein to the accompari ying drawings.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements inwashingmachines, having for its obj ect the provision of new and highlyefficient means for readily and easily accomplishing the washin goperation by parts operated with but a minimum amount of labor orexertion.

The invention comprises the details of construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

III the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional viewof Iny improved washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the poundersand their operatingshaft. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the tub orreceptacle, parts being broken away.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the tub or receptacle, and a thewringer-support, having an inclined bottom a', as shown, opening intosaid tub.

B is the lid or cover, hinged at one end to said tub and provided in itscenter with an oblong opening b, over which fits a supplementary coverb, hinged to lid B at one end and held down at its other end by a hookb2. The lid or cover B is held elevated or open by an arm B', pivotedthereto and passed through a keeper b3 of tub A, said arm having agroove or recess b", which engages a pin b5 of said keeper.

C is the rock-shaft, journaled at its ends in the sides of cover B andprovided at one end with an operating lIandle-bar D. To this shaft C aresecured two lateral arms d d., and to said shaft is pivotally attached ahanging bar E.

F F are the pounders, having upwardly-proj ecting armsj' pivotallysecured to the outer ends of arms d. The pounders are composed each of acentral body portion f and a series of downwardly-projecting short lugsor studs f2. The lateral arms d are designed to pass through the openingb of lid B and up into the supplementary cover ZJ.

ln practice the operator grasps the handlebar D and moves the samebackward and forward, imparting through the agency of the locking-shaftand the lateral arms thereof an up-and-down movement to the pounders,which, beating upon the clothes in the tub, effect a thorough cleaningthereof in a short space of time. The hanging bar E, being locatedbetween the pounders, keeps the same from contact with each other intheir up-anddown movement.

My invention is extremely simple, and, being composed of but a minimumnumber of parts, is readily and easily operated with but littleexertion.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination, with the tub or receptacle,of the lid or cover therefor having an opening therein, the rock-shafthaving lateral arms designed to move in said opening, the operatinghandle-bar, the pounders secured to the outer ends of said arms, and thehanging bar pivotally secured at its upper end to said rock-shaft anddepending between said pounders, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the tub or receptacle, of the lid or covertherefor having an opening therein, the upper supplementary cover hingedto said former lid or cover, the rock-shaft provided with lateral arms,and the pounders pivotallysecured to said arms, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of witnesses.

.BYRON C. PHILLIPS.

TWitnesses:

C. D. PRATT, T. E. MINIEP..

